Carolyn Marsden

One time when I visited Thailand, I met an activist who was concerned about the toxic metals being used in the factories. Young workers were dying, and the forest was being polluted. I told this woman that I would go home and do something about this situation. I began to write what would become SILK UMBRELLAS. The story went through many changes, going from being a picture book, to a non-fiction holiday book, to different versions of a middle grade novel until it became the present book.